CVE-2006-0449 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in E-Post Mail and SPA-PRO Mail by triggering an infinite loop via a malformed IMAP APPEND command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0449?
CVE-2006-0449 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Early termination vulnerability in the IMAP service in E-Post Mail 4.05 and SPA-PRO Mail 4.05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending an APPEND command and disconnecting before the expected amount of data is sent.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0449?
It affects 2 products.
Products include E-Post Corporation Mail Server, E-Post Corporation Spa-Pro Mail Atsolomon.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3chq-78vx-cp74.